Crossing the Red Sea

It's been crazy here. Ross was on a business trip the first half of the week and we were doing the funeral/visitation the last half of the week. You'd think that I'd crave and protect my time with God even more because of life's craziness, but I'm ashamed to say, it's been one of the first things pushed to the side. Ugh. And I've felt it.

This morning I woke up early and dug into the Word. (It's so much like excersizing or eating healthy...the thought of doing what I'm suppossed to sounds so unappealing sometimes, but it's exactly what I need and what will ultimately make me "feel" the best!) Anyway, I've been attempting to read the Bible chronologically (I'm a few days behind) and today I was in Exodus when the Israelites were about to cross the Red Sea. This is after God revealed His power through 10 plagues and they witnessed his protection as he directed them in pillars of cloud and fire, etc...and yet the Israelites, out of fear and seeing Pharaoh and his horsemen marching after them, were saying to Moses, "What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? ...For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness." And Moses' reply was, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today...The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."

I usually think, wow, didn't the Israelites get the point that God had their backs? Well, that struck me like a bolt of lightening this morning! (God's living, active Word...) I've been struggling with fear and worry with so many unknowns concerning our adoption, and yet looking back, I'm able to see how God has been "fighting for us" from the very beginning. I just don't want to be distracted by the uncertainty and fear marching after me right now...I feel like God has led us to this point and we're waiting to cross, with faith, into our "Red Sea" - this adoption. I have no idea what's on the other side, but I'm going to stand firm, pray away that fear, and watch Him do His work.